1964 in Northern Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 3.2 Olympics 4 Births 4.1 Full date unknown 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• 15 October - United Kingdom general election, 1964
• New bridge over the River Foyle, linking Lifford and Strabane is built.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Glentoran

• Irish Cup

Winners: Derry City 2 - 0 Glentoran

• Armagh City F.C. founded as Milford Everton.

[edit] Olympics

• Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran wins the Gold medal for the two-man bobsleigh with Tony Nash at the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck.

[edit] Births

• 18 January - Richard Dunwoody, jockey.
• 26 March - Martin Donnelly, motor racing driver.
• 1 November - Terry Magee, boxer.
• 8 December - Charles McCrum, cricketer.

[edit] Full date unknown

• Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams, former Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army.
• Terence McNaughton, hurling manager and former player.
• Dara O'Hagan, Sinn Féin councillor and former MLA.
• Ian Wilson, composer.
• Robert McLiam Wilson, novelist.

[edit] Deaths